Emma is a trusted advisor in commercial, property, and private client law at Duncan Cotterill’s Christchurch office. She works closely with individuals and families, offering thoughtful, practical guidance across a wide range of personal and business matters.
As a specialist in trust law, Emma regularly advises on estate planning, asset protection, and succession strategies. She understands the complexities of multi-generational wealth and helps clients establish structures that support both long-term family goals and business continuity. Her advice is often in the agribusiness space, where she supports farming families with assets across the dairy, sheep and beef, and arable sectors.
Emma’s property expertise spans commercial, rural, and residential transactions, as well as leasing, developments, subdivisions, and financing. She integrates property and commercial advice to support clients with wide-ranging property interests.
Her commercial practice includes advising privately held and family-owned businesses on a broad range of matters, including business sales and acquisitions, share transactions, shareholder agreements, and governance matters. Emma supports clients through business growth, transitions, and day-to-day operations with clear, reliable advice.
With a thoughtful approach to planning for later life, Emma helps clients navigate the legal considerations of aging, ensuring their affairs are managed with care.
Emma is approachable and authentic. She values building strong, long-term relationships as a trusted advisor to her clients, and offering strategic and practical support for both business and personal decisions.
They drive our client relationships and connections with our community, and underpin our achievements.
“She has married her skill in strategic communication with her expertise to get some great results at great speed, all while being relieving and supportive in her approach.” Private Client